| Mikurajima | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 33.8973°N 139.5961°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.54 |
| Population Total: | 323 |
| Population As Of: | October 1 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 11.7 |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 04994-8-2121 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Aza Irikanegasawa Mikurajima-mura, Tōkyō-to 100-1301 |
is a village located in Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.[1], the village had an estimated population of 323, and a population density of 11.7 persons per km2. Its total area is 20.54sqkm.
Mikurajima Village covers the inhabited island of Mikurajima, one of the northern islands in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, 200km (100miles) south of Tokyo and 19km (12miles) south-southeast of Miyakejima, and the uninhabited islet of Inambajima.[2] Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the village has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo.
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Mikurajima has remained relatively constant in recent decades.
Mikurajima Village was founded on October 1, 1923, when the Izu islands were administratively divided into villages and towns.
The village economy is dominated by seasonal tourism supplemented by forestry and commercial fishing. There is also some small-scale farming. Tourists come for sports fishing and scuba diving. Due to its difficulty to access, it receives considerably fewer visitors than the other islands in the Izu chain. Due to the low population and limited number of visitors, the natural habitat remains relatively untainted. Electric power to the village is provided by a small hydroelectric power plant.
Mikurajima has no major harbor. Apart from the dolphin tours, access to the island is limited to the Tōkai Kisen ferry that sails from Miyakejima and helicopter to Hachijōjima, Izu Ōshima and Miyakejima.
The village operates a public elementary and junior high school, Mikurajima Elementary and Junior High School (御蔵島小中学校).[4]